DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XIJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS of CORAOPOLIS, PA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
XIJ
Location
CORAOPOLIS, PA
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HIN FAQ
What does a DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XIJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DICK'S SPORTING GOODS still in business?
USCG records list DICK'S SPORTING GOODS of CORAOPOLIS, PA in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xij, last verified 2026-06-12.